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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
HUMOROUS.
A fine place-A Justices Office.

A fine place-A Justices office.
Family jars often grow out Of family
Jugs.
Foot-prints-boot and shoe advertise
ments.
A dromedary is camel that has got
bis back up twice.
Man wants but little hero below, and
be generally gets it.
1t seems paradox that tho bud, in its
very birth, should dilatc.
The man who believes talk is cheap
never employed lawyer.
Mild as the summer zephers arc, they
Invariably come to blows.
Ignorance may be bliss, but the hot
handle of a shovel is blister.
"Girls think men are all SOUL" says
woman who has had three husbands;
'but women know they are all stomach
"What is an epistle 7" asked Sunday
school teacher of her class. Tho wife
of an apostle" replied the young hope
full.
The coat-tail Irritation is the latest.
A wrlnkled coat-tail, bearing dusty toe
marks. means: II have spoken to your
father"
Some old dinner customs still prevail.
The Romans used to rccline at their ban
quets, and the habit of lying at public
dinners still prevails.
"What do I need to make me good
organista' asks Alberto di Pazziola of a
musical exchange. A monkey and tin
cup ought to fix him out.
A fashion item says, "The new pocket
books are long and slender" Yet, aswe
remember it, this is the way they have
been worn for years and years.
"There are over three thousand mcdi-
cines in the world" and of this number
| over hyc thousand are prescribed Dy
friends for the man who is suffering from
an attack of rheumatism.
Johnny, have discovered that you
have taken more sugar than I gave you. "
eyes, grandma; I've been making be.
leve there was another little boy spend
ing the day with me-"
An Earthquake indicator" has on
invented. A married man who bought
one and went home in {. rather shaky
condition after midnight says the con-
trivance is the worst kind of fraud.
The earthquake came all the same with
out u moments warning.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

The very common expression that
'nothing is certain in this world but
death and taxes" finds no place in the
axioms of place in Maine called Glib
bert's Gore" 1t is situated on the
northern line of Lincoln county, bound
cd by the lines of Knox, Lincoln and
Waldo, and contains about 1884 acres.
Neither of the counties claim the land.
Ten furnishing families live upon this
land. They have no municipal organi-
zation, and not being in any county or
voting precinct, cannot vote for Presi-
dent, or for any state or county officers.
They have fine farms, good roads, and
are prosperous and happy, and candi-
dates for office never bother them by
electioneering. They pay no taxes,
and have no fear of the assessor or tax
collector.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
Bees and Glover Seed.

An Indiana farmer, who told his boys
to Turn every humble bees nest they
found on the farm, and who was COM
planning at the failure of his clover seed
crop, was surprised when Maurice
Thompson, the naturalist said: "That is
why your clover seed fails you. Bundle
bees make your clover seed" 1t is a
fact that stong nest of humble bees in
a big clover field is worth $50 to the
owner; for these insects are the chief
agents in fertilizing the blossoms, there
by insuring heavy crop of seed. In
Australia there are no humble bees Of
our kind, and they could not raise clover
seed there until they imp ,rtcd some.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
PRICE THREE CENTS.
"Going for the Cows"

Flashes on the farmhouse panes;
Long before the misty purple
Down the distant valley wanes;
Wistful eyes are looking fieldwards
While tho patient grandma sews;
And tho old clock on the mantle,
Tic, tic, tic, 80 dro wsy goes.
"Dear me, Jenny cries the grandma
With her specs above her brows;
"Do be quiet, it's SO early.
Lots Of time to fetch tho cows"
Shadow, ,.,n.,o, ,o,r, a.. mountain
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

A Psychologist has launched theory
that woman's fondncss for scents is due
to her defective sense of smell. 1t is
a matter of evolution. In tho early
stages Of his physical and intellectual
development man had to employ his nose
in pe1suit OF game, while in women,
engaged in domestic work, the sense of
smell was not exercised. 1t is said that
women, owing to their defective sense
of smell, can endure perfume which is
quite overpowcring to men.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
The marvellous growth of the railroad

The marvellous growth of the railroad
interests OF the country is illustrated by
the fact that old men are still living who
took the first ride with Peter Cooper in
the first steam locomotive in America.
The locomotive was simply an old sta
tionary engine, about the size of bar
rel, mounted on a truck, and connected
with the wheels by crank. 1t pulled
an old-fashioned coach, loaded with
forty two passengers, thirteen miles in
fifty-seven minutes. On the return trip
it raced with two fast horses. The con-
test was nip and tuck, when the band
slipped off the fywheel. Peter Cooper,
the engineer, in attempting TO replace
it, lacerated his hand The horses won
the race. The first engine of really SER
viceab!e qualities was manufactured at
York, Pa, by Phineas Davis. 1t made
one mile in three minutes, drawing forty
persons, and it took the prize offered BY
the Baltimore and Ohio road.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

Germany ran behind $12, 500, 900 last
year, Austria Hungary has astanding de-
fcit of SIC, $50, 900, Russia is trying to
fund balance to the bad of about $780,
900, 900, France fails to make both ends
meet by about $50, 900, 900 each year and
Great Britain manages by stopping pay
mcnts on its national debt to keep outgo
and income on an even keel. The Uni
ted States has surplus of 500, 900, 900
each year and lays lighter taxes than any
of thon,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

The japanese are quicker than THEN
Chinese cousins in appropriating the ad-
vantages of Western civilization. While
the Chinese have been discussing the
propricty Of building telegraph and rail-
way lines, in the face Of great popular
prejudice, the Japs have connected their
whole empire with the capital by wires,
and arc extending railroads in every di-
rection. A great trunk line is now un-
der construction, traversing the whole
country. In China the cautious govern
ment is in possession of one short line
of telegraph and the railroads are yet on
paper.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
A Land Without Chimneys.

From the top of Cathedral Tower the
lover Of the picturesque may obtain a
view which will delight his soul, writes
correspondent of the Philadelphia
Record from Mexico. One thing that
will probably strike him with surprise, if
new to Mexican cities, is the absence of
chimneys, which in other countries form
so prominent feature of such views. In
all this sunny country there is no such
thing as a stove or fire. place, hence no
chimneys. In Jalisco the temperature
remains at about 10 degrees from year
to year, and though the traveller will
feel inclined to keep in the shade at
MONDAY he should wear flannel under
clothing constantly aud light overcoat
in the evening.
The cooking is all done with charcoal
in Dutch ovens built out of doors, or in
earthern pots similar to our large-sized
plant jars, partly filled with Goals, upon
which smaller jars are placed. Chimueys
would be a superfuity, for nobody
wants fire in the house with the
thermometer never below the seventies,
and for the same reason he objects to in
closing himself in a conservatory by
putting glass in his windows when all
the winds of Heaven are welcome.
But, though he should want it evei
so badly, fuel enough to run one of our
wasteful cooking machines would be
entirely out of the question, since coal
which is mostly imported from Eng
land-costs $25 per ton and wood $50
per cord. Gasoline is unobtainablc, and
petroleum sells for 81. 25 per gallon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
Summer Song.

Summer is gone with Its roses,
Summer is gone with its sweets
Its dewy day -dawns and its poses:
Listen, sweet
Its garland Of apple-blossoms
Asleep in their cradles green,
Its daisies on hill and in valley,
Its violets blue between;
It's songs where the blue-bird fingers,
Its songs where the robin stays,
Its songs of the golden thrushss
Through days and days,
Listen, sweet
Aud a cheek that was bright with bushes,
A face that was glad and gay,
Fled with the golden thrushes
Away, away!
Eyes that were blue and tender,
Lips that were shy and sweet,
Hands that were white and slender,
Listen, sweet
Have left me alone, and the shadows
Show that the night Is near.
Night DER tho silent city
Hangs drear.
But another summer cometh,
When the roses bud and bloom,
When the shadows flee affrighted
From the violet mantled tomb;
Listen, sweetl
When rush of golden thrushes
Make musical the trees
When over the scented clovers
u,p,,,ntb bopJ If baae.
Listen, sweet
When down in the bowers of lilies
The light winds come and 60,
Full of the sweetest music
Blow, winds, blow.
New leaves are on the willows,
Day-dawn is on the pillows,
The summer sea grows brighter,
The lily bells are whiter;
And swift and sweet,
On soundless feet,
Summer in her blue mantle comes;
Sunbright her windy hair,
That floateth on the air;
Her face, like an angels, shineth sweet;
Her gift is garden where lovers meet;
Listen, sweet!
List, for the night it is almost over,
List, and my joy it will be complete;
List, while call you, my dainty darling
Oh, listen, sweet!
--[Clio Stanley.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
the FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
A Speedy Cure OF ,vhoop,nx- Cough.

A Speedy Cure OF yhooping- Cough.
Mohu, Norwegian physician, had in
his own family case Of scarlatina and
whooping- cough. After the violence OF
the scarlatinal attack had subsidized, but
while the whooping-cough was still
present. Mohn disinfccted tho child's
bedding with the fumes of sulphur.
Just previous to the fumigation the
child had a severe paroxysm of cough
ing, which led tho father to hesitate in
his employment of tho sulpher, He
was surprised and gratificd, however, to
observe that the disease was cured; and
the patients sister, who had cough,
the sequela Of pertussis, was also cured.
These children were not included in
the fumigation Intentionally, but inhaled
such vapor as casually pcrmeated their
apartment.
In subsequent severe case, the writer,
after the failure of other means, had re-
COulSC again W VI
gas, with prompt success. He cites sue
cessful cases of five months in age, and
children of varying ages have been cured
in this manner. He proceeds as follows:
The patients are dressed in clean linen,
and taken from their bedroom to another
room. In their absence bedding, furni-
turc, playthings, linen, clothing, every
thing which the sick-room contained is
so arranged that the fumes of sulphur
can penetrate to all. Six and half
drachms of sulphur per cubic metre OF
air-space in the room are burned, and
the fumes allowed to pcrmeate the room
/ for five hours. At evening the child is
taken back to the sick-room and put in
bed which was disinfectcd; it awakes
the next morning cured. .-[Revue Inter
rationale.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

A gentleman who has travelled with
Samuel S. Clemens OIark Twain) says
that he is great deal funnier In his
character as tourist than he is as a
writer. He keeps his associates con-
vulscd with laughter at his cxtraordina-
ry comments on what he sees. He re-
fused to enter an art gallery one day
and threw the guide into conniption
fit by the protest: 1--we been Madonnaed
to DEATH" He told an acquaintance
not long ago that the biggest joke he
was ever concerned in was his getting
into literature. II haven't stopped
laughing about it yet" hc said.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

From statistics collected in parts of
the German empire, G. llellmann finds
that the danger from lightning, though
generally increasing, is diminishing in
certain districts, the risk becoming less
tho more closely houses are clustered !,
The character of the soil has great inhu-
encc. Letting 1 represent the danger
from Lightning on calcarcous ground, 2
will give it upon marty, upon sandy,
and 70 upon clayey soil. 1t is curious
fact, not yet explained, that oaks are
struck more frequently than other trees );
so that if the danger for beeches be /,
that for pines is Is, and for oaks 81.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
A Burglar Alarm.

Agent-Have you burglar alarm in
your house, madaml
Lady of the house-Well, we did
have, last weekl A burglar came into
the house Tuesday night and fell over
stack of milk pans. Talk about
alarml you ought to have heard that.
Il burlington Free F.ess.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
Tie Birds OF America,

Out of some 10000 species of birds
recognized Ey ornithologis;s there are
$50 species and sub-spccies which make
their home in North America There
arc also eighty-two others which find
their way to this continent as s;ragglers
from ether countries. -[Chicaso Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
%. LONDONDERRY. VT. THURSDAY MAY g. 1897

In the 81 years since Its organization,
the New York Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has prosecuted
moro than 10, 900 cases in the courts. 1t
has temporarily suspended from work
80, 900 disabled animals, and over 20, 900
horses, disabled past recovery, have been
nainlesslY nut TO death.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
No Chance for Litigation,

Old Lawyer Ito young partner)-Did
you draw up old Moneybag's will.
Young Partner-Yes, sir, and so
tight that all the relatives in the world
cannot find a flaw in it.
o.d Lawyer with some disgusD-
The next time there is a will to be drawn
I'll do it myself. lf.-[Providence Tcle.
cram
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
A Lover Of Fine Cattle.

Mrs De Hobson lat the cattle show)-
think it is a delightful exhibition; but
you don't seem to care for fine cattle,
John.
Mr.. de Hobson (who is somewhat
bored)-Yes, do, my dear, when they
arc cooked. New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26
The Rotundity Explained.

stranger-'what causes your police
men to have 50 much circumferencep
Native-"You see they have to be
round so much. tSiftinge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

A black or blue pencil ruaTk oppo-
ai'e this paragraph indicates that your
subscription has expired, while red
mark shows that your subscription or
renewal has been received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

SS-Entered at the Post-ofioe At South
Londonderry, as second .clnss matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-05-26

WHITE BRONZE" monuments and Sta.
ues are the best in the world. They hold
their color and will not oraek or become moss
grown, like stone. Most beautiful in color,
csygn and finish. CHEApER and more
ENDURING tAsn marble Or s,asits.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-15
II. w. SHADLE,
l05 East Fourth Street,
National German-American Bank Building.
lO5 East Fourth Street,
REAL ESTATE.

Having secured well located and comma
dious offices in the above building, and con
trolling the choicest Of the choice Business
and Residence property in the city, also in
the rapidly developing Midway District and
the new manufacturing town of South St.
Paul, we are prepared to offer you good, safe
and profitable investments. We will have
competent and polite statesmen to give atten-
ton to your wants If you have anything
good to offer, bring it in and we will sell it
for you
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-15
Re A[) 7 lis !!

FREE EXCURSIONS win be run each
hour on Thursday, Friday and Saturday after
noon Of this week to Inver Grove Factory
Addition. Do not fail to- Join the great throng
and enjoy the ride and buy cheap lot either
for home or for investment
Call at our office and get plat and see the
plans for the new homes we are building to
sell on monthly payments.
BUSHNELL g. BUSHNELL,
Real Estate and Loans
365 Robert Street, Corner Fifth ST. Paul, Mimi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-15
SUCCESSFUL
Beyond Expectation.
The Free Excursion by Motor Line to Inver Grove
Factory Addition
On Yesterday Afternoon grand success both in
numbers of visitors and actual sales.
Over 500 st. Paul Home Seekers

Enjoyed the Delightful Ride Of TWENTY
MINUTES from the foot of jackson street to
the Inver Grove Factory Addition Depot,
where they were met by Bushnell & Bushnell
with carriages and driven to all points Of in
terest in this beautiful suburb The magnifi-
cent view up and down the Mississippi Valley
was pronounced by all as perfectly grand, and
many fine Sites for Homes were selected and
will be built UPON AT ONCE. The new
general store is about completed and will soon
be stocked with choice line Of groceries and
dry goods The train service to this suburb
is the best that could be desired
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-02
I7-7l7I-777177
ILLEGAL AND FOOLISH.

The action of the Custom House
authorities in temporarily taking pos
session Of, and retaining, firearms,
ammunition, etc., imported by, and
belonging to, private citizens, is
unusual and, we believe, perfectly
illegal. What right has the Govern
ment to retain these articles? Is
there any law which confers author
ity to do so! Arms and ammuni-
tion are not contraband. Not only
is the action outside the law, but
extremely injudicious. Any man
with common sense and common
shrewdness would perceive that q
proceeding of this nature is calcu-
lated to weaken, and not strengthen,
the position of those who are more
anxious to retain the existing condi-
tion of bad government, than to
effect the reform which we have
advised. This stupid piece of busi-
ness has naturally increased the
irritability which was quite warm
enough before. What advantage
has the Government gained as an
offset?
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-02
the FRENCH ARMY.

a TELEGRAM dated Berlin, May 16,
states that an uneasy feeling being
created in Berlin by strong articles
in last nights issue of two semi.
official papers dealing with the pro-
posed mobilization of two French
Army Oorps. The Post points out,
in vigorous language, the mere pro-
babibility of any two French Army
Corps being called out forces every
French General to have his corps
ready to obey the mobilization call
ed at the shortest notice. ''Thus,"
says the Post 'the very apparently
innocent device of ordering the mo-
bilization of two army corps, but
leaving the selection Of these corps
undecided for while. Boulanger
will place the whole French Army
on the gui uice. When he does mo-
bilize the two corps he will thus
have the whole army, so far ready
that in four days he will be able to
pour five army corps across the de
fenceless German frontier"
After pointing out the ease with
which the French Army, once ready
for war, would find an excuse for
making an attack on unprepared
Germany, the Post asks whether
Germany must also begin to arm by
calling on not only two but severa
army corps, and says: 'Yes it is
worse. We must IN such an event
mobilize our army. Moreover, VIZ
must summon all the serviceablt
horses and all the trained soldiers
from Rcichsland, for once thu
French are in Lorraine, all thu
horses in the annexed provinc'
would be seized, and with the horses
would probably also go over to th'
French Army large part of th'
men in Alsace-Lorraine whom w
have SO carefully trained to fight.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-02
OCEANIC coNFsOsRATIoM.
KALAKAUA's MISSION TO MALIEToA--
PRE,iIER's MARRIAGE.

Among the passengers on board
the Australia, which arrived at San
Francisco on the 18th May, was
gentleman from Honolulu who has
for many years resided in the Ha-
waiian kingdom and who, having
held positions of responsibility un-
der the rule of Kalakaua, may be
credited with having reliable infor-
nation concerning Hawaiian affairs.
He is quoted as having said, regard
ing the latest news from the Sand
wich Islands: "The Samoan mis-
sion sent to King Malietoa some few
months ago has borne fruit. The
Samoan King, the chiefs and the
"ruipule' or Representatives have
forwarded to Washington their
agreement to accept the advice and
counsel of King Kalakaua, and to
join with him in establishing con-
federation of Oceanica. The OBJ
ject of this confederation is, pro-
badly, to enable the Samoan gov
ernment to preserve It's autonomy,
and to defeat those who desire to
annex that group to Germany ,or the
United States. Whether King Ka-
lakaua will render any other than
moral aid to his royal 'cousin,.
King hlalietea, or not, will depend
in great measure, upon the kind
Of reception the documents sent to
Washington are accorded by the
state department.
''Premier Gibson, chief of our
foreign Office, it is asserted, con-
templates matrimony. The lady is
said to be a fair, young San Fran.
cisco widow, but / am more inclined
to believe that if the old gentleman
does marry, it will be to strengthen
his position with the King and the
Hawaiians. SO he probably will
'form an alliance with some high
chiefess.-CS. +. Morning Call.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-06-02
the GOVERNMENT ORGAN.

The Pacific Commercial Adcer-
tiser newspaper has again changed
hands: that is, the major portion Of
the company's stock has passed
from those who recently held it,
into the possession of others. BY
this change, the Government re-
sumes control Of the paper, and it
will henceforward be published as a
Government organ. In making the
announcement this morning, it says
that sits best efforts and aims will
be directed towards expressing
faithfully and fairly the opinions Of
His Majesty's Government. The
AavertiSSr is not intended to be a
vehicle for political controversy,
but rather one to convey correct in
formation to the public in regard
to Governmental policy and enter
prise, and to establish frank and
friendly relations between the peo-
pie and the Government.
There is one thing especially
satisfactory in this announcements:
the fact that the paper is distinc-
lively Government organ is fully
admitted and clearly stated. The
public will know positively that its
utterances are official, and that its
views and opinions are those of the
Government. In the past history
of that paper, while it was being
conducted in the Government in
terest, it was deemed expedient by
the Government on various occa-
siQns to discloim all responsibility
for what the advertiser said. A
recurrence of this cannot happen
after the unmistakable declaration
just now quoted.
Another significant feature of the
announcement is the expressed in
tention to avoid political contro-